Guest-0552
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JobMate is ok it is a cheap tool some good some not.
My kids gave me a JobMate 18V cordless drill about 8 years ago and for the first two years I used it all day every day. no problem except the lube smells from the brushes arcing. I still use it now and then when my Porter Cable which is about 15 years old is in need of charging. and the JobMate still works, So does the JobMate Skill saw they gave me years ago. But when my wife bought a JM 120 piece tool set I threw them out right away. they look cheep. feel cheep and the case was even a piece of crap.
On the other hand CTC pro or Maxxum wrenches and tools are great and I have never had a problem. And when they are on sale which is every week the deal is even better than sears.
CTC auto service sucks and they are stretching it to even call it that. But there again ..... find decent honest reliable auto service anywhere anymor and your lucky.
This past week I was using their 18V drill (all of 4 months old), set it down and returned a few minutes later to see
smoke pouring out if the housing. It was hot enough that I could barely hold on to her to remove the battery. It sat there and smouldered and eventually melted a hole in the grip big enough to stick my thumb into. I considered plugging the battery back in to see how far it would burn, but thought better of it. Under different conditions I might have returned the drill to my workbench and gone upstairs... I might have lost my house.